Coming-home slide
Three notes step down to the root, then rest at home. One of the walking bass patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need C (little finger, 5), D (ring finger, 4) and E (middle finger, 3).
Count and play
Count 1, 2, 3, 4. Play E on 1, then D on 2, then C on 3 and hold it.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, A and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
None of the songs here use Coming-home slide as their main pattern yet.
Questions
What is Coming-home slide on piano?
Three notes step down to the root, then rest at home. A stepwise bass line falling, often a line cliché. Musicians call it walk-down 3-2-1.
Is Coming-home slide hard to play?
It is a beginner pattern. Play it with your left hand alone at 60% speed until it feels steady, then add the other hand.
Which songs use Coming-home slide?
None of the songs here use it in the left hand as their main pattern yet. You can still hear it and practice it from this page.